FT: COVENTRY CITY 1 - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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Originally Posted by Rjk

"knows the club" is one of the most damaging phrases in UK football.

It should have basically no bearing compared to finding someone actually qualified to do the job.

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Ok let’s let Mehmet bring in someone qualified for the job

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Originally Posted by surge

Bellamy left this club under a dark cloud which is still much too recent for him to return as a manager.

If Harris has reached the end of his time here, I'd still give him the next two games to turn things around, then we need to make a much smarter decision about who to bring in than we have for most of the past 10 years. We have had lots of good managers but majority have been near opposites to what had come before, other teams have built a club whereas we build a team for one or two years, and two most successful managers left us in a right mess. Warnock brought grit and togetherness, Harris has tried to engage with a more balanced approach and much greater focus on future of the club - these qualities should be sought in next manager, if now is the time to start looking.

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So we have had Warnock, Warnock junior and now you want anotherWarnock type of manager ?
We need a much better football brain at the head, who can develop a longer serving style. Our current style is division 1 or 2

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Originally Posted by Rjk

"knows the club" is one of the most damaging phrases in UK football.

It should have basically no bearing compared to finding someone actually qualified to do the job.

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There does need to be ‘something’ there. How many teams in our position have employed “forward thinking” foreign managers that haven’t fitted in and can’t get their point across because of language and can’t accept what players they have at their disposal

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Originally Posted by DubaiDai

Ok let’s let Mehmet bring in someone qualified for the job

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yes, please do.

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Originally Posted by DubaiDai

So we have had Warnock, Warnock junior and now you want anotherWarnock type of manager ?
We need a much better football brain at the head, who can develop a longer serving style. Our current style is division 1 or 2

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I don't think we can jump from a squad brought in by Warnock and asked to play risk-free football to a manager who wants to immediately play football where attack trumps defensive responsibility. If we're ready to have that manager now then Harris should be commended for doing the graft to get us from point A to (ish) point B.

My nephew sent me this :hehe:

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Harris' comments post match:

Cardiff City manager Neil Harris told BBC Sport Wales:

"The level of performance was not good enough and the goal sums us up, masters of our own downfall giving the ball away cheaply. The goal was a shambles really and sums us up.

"I was quite aggressive in what I said to the players and showed my disappointment. We've got a talented group of players who need to show they want to play for the club more, in my opinion.

"It has been a disappointing start to the season... you can hear from my tone of voice my disappointment, we don't have the points we want and need to improve quickly.

"We look forward to Saturday (at home to Luton Town) and the opportunity to improve and turn things around.

"Possibly I need to look at changes now. I've been loyal to players and rightly so.... but I've got to look at team selection now and think if some players have shown enough on the pitch to show they deserve to play.

"We all want better as a club, me included."

In that first paragraph he admits we're a shambles, he carries the can for that and has to go surely.
He says he's been loyal to players.... why?! if they aren't performing give someone else an opportunity.
Poor management, he has to go.

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Originally Posted by GL1Blue

Harris' comments post match:

Cardiff City manager Neil Harris told BBC Sport Wales:

"The level of performance was not good enough and the goal sums us up, masters of our own downfall giving the ball away cheaply. The goal was a shambles really and sums us up.

"I was quite aggressive in what I said to the players and showed my disappointment. We've got a talented group of players who need to show they want to play for the club more, in my opinion.

"It has been a disappointing start to the season... you can hear from my tone of voice my disappointment, we don't have the points we want and need to improve quickly.

"We look forward to Saturday (at home to Luton Town) and the opportunity to improve and turn things around.

"Possibly I need to look at changes now. I've been loyal to players and rightly so.... but I've got to look at team selection now and think if some players have shown enough on the pitch to show they deserve to play.

"We all want better as a club, me included."

In that first paragraph he admits we're a shambles, he carries the can for that and has to go surely.
He says he's been loyal to players.... why?! if they aren't performing give someone else an opportunity.
Poor management, he has to go.

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Shit. Sounds like the dreaded yelling of "you are better than this, do better next time". Not good.

Same old nonsense from him.

He's got more cliches than Ron Manager.

He doesn't refer to his own misgivings or lack of ability at any point, he's blaming his workforce completely. He was 'aggressive' at half time though. ****s sake neil, listen to yourself.

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Originally Posted by blue lewj

Same old nonsense from him.

He's got more cliches than Ron Manager.

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Why do people even read these?

What do you expect him to say?

What do you want him to say?

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Why do people even read these?

What do you expect him to say?

What do you want him to say?

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Some responsibility for the shambles might be a start.

He has even turned his selection failures into him being too loyal to players and them not doing enough.

He has said again how disappointed he is. Not as disappointed as the fans Neil.
I would personally prefer he kept his cliched soundbites and showed an ounce of it on the pitch.

His recent interviews about excellent performances, stats that suggest we should be top six and tonight's 'tone of voice' nonsense to me suggests he is a man on his way out and it sounds like excuses.